Pauline is a sculptor with a difference. All the materials she uses are natural or organic, mainly sourced by foraging in woodlands and the countryside.

Out on walks she collects twigs, bark, leaves, seeds, roots or anything else from the natural world she can find to turn into pieces of art.

Her latest creation, on show at the Packhorse gallery, is a dodo, the now extinct flightless bird native to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.

“I love birds, foraging and trees and decided to combine all three together to make twig birds,” said Pauline. “It’s all about seeing art in nature.

“There is even beauty in a shrivelled root. It’s a form of art that draws attention to nature.”

Pauline’s bird sculptures are based on a wire frame and formed with the various materials she has collected. She has created birds of all shapes and sizes from a swan to a parrot, a chicken to an egret.